An inspirational couple has turned a shared illness into a shared vision for the future of public health.

Meg and Gerard Campion have both been diagnosed with breast cancer over the past decade, and today are relentlessly raising awareness for the disease, particularly among men, ABC News reported .

Breast cancer first affected the Connecticut couple when Gerard was diagnosed with the disease in 2006, after noticing a bump on his chest.

It was obviously shocking, Meg told the news outlet. I think my first thought was, 'Hes not supposed to have this, I am.'